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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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